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Light shall lift them

Title
Light shall lift them [videorecording] / presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1993 Next Wave Festival ; story, choreography, and direction by John Kelly.
Publication
1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Kelly, John, 1954-
  • La Fosse, Robert.
  • Poore, Mary Elizabeth.
  • Grimsted, Almon.
  • Dorvillier, Dee Dee.
  • Iobst, Anne.
  • Sexton, Lucy.
  • DeCamp, Kyle.
  • Menard, Marleen.
  • Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
  • Pace, Roberto.
  • Obrecht, Bill.
  • Campbell, Mark, 1953-
  • Chase, Anthony G.
  • Pritchard, Thomas.
  • Jarecki, Billy.
  • Zakowska, Donna, 1954-
  • Pressner, Stan.
  • Steegmuller, Francis, 1906-
  • Even, Tirtza.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (113 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.
Summary
Performance art work inspired by the life and career of Vander Clyde, who won fame in Paris in the 1920s as Barbette, an aerialist in travesti.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of John Kelly.
Uniform Title
Light shall lift them (Choreographic work : Kelly)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Plays.
  • Biographies.
Note
  • Close shot.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Bill Obrecht ; lyrics, Mark Campbell ; text includes excerpts by Jean Cocteau (Le numéro Barbette) and Francis Steegmuller (An interview with Barbette) ; films, Anthony Chase ; scenery, Tom Pritchard and Billy Jarecki ; costumes, Donna Zakowska ; lighting, Stan Pressner ; producer/managing director, Liz Dunn.
Performer (note)
  • Performed onstage by John Kelly and Company: John Kelly (Jean Cocteau/young Vander Clyde/Vander Barbette) ; Robert La Fosse (Inspiration/Dargelos [childhood friend]) ; Mary Elizabeth Poore (Mrs. Clyde/Comtesse de Tildanette/a maid) ; Almon Grimsted and Thomas Benjamin Matthews (Cocteau twins) ; DD Dorville, Scott Heron, and Joann Passantino (audience members, Cirque Medrano, Paris, 1924) ; conductor, Roberto Pace.
  • Performed on film by John Kelly (young Vander Clyde/Barbette/Cocteau), Anne Iobst (Alfaretta sister), Lucy Sexton (Alfaretta sister), Daniel Zippi (William Morris agent), Craig Jackson (William Morris agent), Kyle de Camp (Colleen Gould), Mary Elizabeth Poore (Comtesse de Tildanette), Marleen Menard (chanteuse), Jon David Weigand (Spencer Gould), and others.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, on November 12, 1993, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Tirtza Even.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-4440
OCLC
NYPY96-F86
Title
Light shall lift them [videorecording] / presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1993 Next Wave Festival ; story, choreography, and direction by John Kelly.
Imprint
1993.
Performer
Performed onstage by John Kelly and Company: John Kelly (Jean Cocteau/young Vander Clyde/Vander Barbette) ; Robert La Fosse (Inspiration/Dargelos [childhood friend]) ; Mary Elizabeth Poore (Mrs. Clyde/Comtesse de Tildanette/a maid) ; Almon Grimsted and Thomas Benjamin Matthews (Cocteau twins) ; DD Dorville, Scott Heron, and Joann Passantino (audience members, Cirque Medrano, Paris, 1924) ; conductor, Roberto Pace.
Performed on film by John Kelly (young Vander Clyde/Barbette/Cocteau), Anne Iobst (Alfaretta sister), Lucy Sexton (Alfaretta sister), Daniel Zippi (William Morris agent), Craig Jackson (William Morris agent), Kyle de Camp (Colleen Gould), Mary Elizabeth Poore (Comtesse de Tildanette), Marleen Menard (chanteuse), Jon David Weigand (Spencer Gould), and others.
Credits
Music, Bill Obrecht ; lyrics, Mark Campbell ; text includes excerpts by Jean Cocteau (Le numéro Barbette) and Francis Steegmuller (An interview with Barbette) ; films, Anthony Chase ; scenery, Tom Pritchard and Billy Jarecki ; costumes, Donna Zakowska ; lighting, Stan Pressner ; producer/managing director, Liz Dunn.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, on November 12, 1993, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Tirtza Even.
Added Author
Kelly, John, 1954- choreographer.
Kelly, John, 1954- Author
Kelly, John, 1954- Director
Kelly, John, 1954- Performer
La Fosse, Robert. Performer
Poore, Mary Elizabeth. Performer
Grimsted, Almon. Performer
Dorvillier, Dee Dee. Performer
Iobst, Anne. Performer
Sexton, Lucy. Performer
DeCamp, Kyle. Performer
Menard, Marleen. Performer
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963. Author
Pace, Roberto. Conductor
Obrecht, Bill. Composer
Campbell, Mark, 1953- Lyricist
Chase, Anthony G. Cinematographer
Pritchard, Thomas. Designer
Jarecki, Billy. Designer
Zakowska, Donna, 1954- costume designer.
Pressner, Stan. Lighting designer
Steegmuller, Francis, 1906- Author
Even, Tirtza. Videographer
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
DHCA.
Added Title
Light shall lift them (Choreographic work : Kelly)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-4440
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